Three Positives
- Rushing Attack: Adrian Martinez and Deuce Vaughn are one of the most lethal rushing attacks in college football. Each of them has gone for at least 130 yards in each of the last two games. Collin Klein has found a solid recipe for success in the running game with a successful option attack that is going to cause headaches for defensive coordinators the rest of theseason. This should also open the pass game up, and create opportunities for the K-State offense through play-action
- Defensive Backs: The biggest question entering the season was the DBs. That might be the biggest strength of the team if we're talking about an entire position group. The defensive line is, obviously, in that mix too. But Julius Brents, Kobe Savage, Josh Hayes are all playing at a high level. There's been some good yardage thrown at them in the last two weeks, but look past the numbers and you'll see some strong play from a group that had some questions.
- Vibes: Kansas State could have come back home and laid an egg and after jumping out to a good lead early in the game they were able to overcome and slow second quarter to really put an exclamation point on a victory with a strong fourth quarter. This team is confident right now -- and they should be.
- KT Leviston got hurt: The depth of the offensive line is a real concern. Mason and I talked about it on the preview podcast, and if Leviston isn't able to come back full strength in a short amount of time I think there's reason to have a concern when it comes to pass protection.
- Collin Klein's second quarter: Collin Klein is still gaining confidence in his ability as a play caller. At times he gets too conservative -- like in the second quarter on Saturday -- but he was able to take an observation and turn it into a positive later in the game. Being conservative has hurt him at times. But he's starting to figure some things out.
- Costly Penalties: Kansas State had five penalties for 47 yards and none of them were more more costly than the late hit called on Kobe Savage at the end of the first half. It essentially put Texas Tech into field goal range, and it helped the Red Raiders build momentum going into halftime.
